Papers by Keyword: Corn Gluten Meal

Abstract: In order to hydrolyze corn gluten meal efficiently, combinations of two or three out of three hydrolysis enzymes (protex6L, protex7L and papain) were used and the process parameters were optimized in this paper. The degree of hydrolysis of corn gluten meal was assayed by using pH-stat method. The ratio of enzymes was optimized and the effect of multi-enzyme hydrolysis was compared with that of single-enzyme hydrolysis. The result showed that the optimal ratio of protex6L and protex7L was 3:1, protex6L and papain was 6:5, protex7L and papain was 1:1, and the optimal ratio of protex6L, protex7L and papain was 4:1:1.The degree of hydrolysis and soluble protein content of multi-enzyme hydrolysis and single-enzyme hydrolysis were approximately equal, but multi-enzyme hydrolysis was timesaving.

Abstract: To purify xanthophylls from corn gluten meal by macoroporous resins, the static adsorption performance and dynamic separation characteristics of different resins have been evaluated. And SD300 resin offers the best adsorption capacity for xanthophylls than the other resins as HZ816, S8, AB8 and D630. Based on sorption isotherms of SD300, the Freundlich equation was found to fit the experimental data more adequately. Then packed bed column with SD300 resin was used to perform dynamic adsorption and desorption tests to optimize the separation process of xanthophylls. Parameters for adsorption were sample solution xanthophylls concentration 128.9μg/ml, processing volume 11 BV, flow rate 1.0 BV/h, temperature 25°C. After being treated with ethyl acetate, the xanthophylls content in the product was increased to 6.1%, with a recovery yield of 74.0%.

Abstract: Blends of Corn gluten meal (CGM) and poly (lactic acid) (PLA) plasticized with glycerol, water and ethanol, were extruded into pellets using single-screw extruder, and the pellets were compression-molded into composites, and the tensile strength, water resistance, thermal stability and morphology of the composite were evaluated. The results showed that PLA reinforced the composite, improved the water resistance. The structure of composite was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), it was showed that PLA formed a network structure, and the modified CGM inlay in network. The result of thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) considered that the composite could keep thermal stability below 180 °C.

Abstract: Corn gluten meal (CGM) has potential as a bioderived polymer for use in composite materials. Previous work to improve the processability of CGM has focused on the use of plasticisers including water, polyethylene glycol, glycerol and octanoic acid, however, a common problem is that these leach from the material subsequent to processing [1]. It has been raised that a certain degree of denaturation must occur in order to make proteins processable [2]. The current work explores the use of aqueous urea as chemical denaturant in processing CGM into a biodegradable polymer material. Consolidated materials were obtained which showed increased resistance to cracking with higher urea concentration. FTIR analysis revealed that processing CGM with increased concentrations of aqueous urea resulted in the progressive transformation of the protein secondary structure from an ordered, clustered conformation to that of extended chains. Aqueous urea is assumed to promote protein-solvent interactions which stabilise the extended chain conformations.